Suspended Officer Charged In Dog's Death

A second Baltimore City police officer has been charged in connection with the death of a dog at the hands of another city officer, police said.

Thomas Joseph Schmidt, 52, of Abingdon, was charged Thursday with aggravated animal cruelty, animal cruelty and malfeasance in office charges, according to court records. He is scheduled for trial on July 28 and was released Thursday after posting $75,000 bond.

Schmidt had been suspended on June 19.

Police said Officer Jeffrey Bolger cut the dog's throat after she disappeared from her home on June 14. The department accused Schmidt of holding the dog down while Bolger killed her.